The Conservative Arguments to Support High Speed Rail in Texas.

Texas Central Rail lays out the conservative reasons to support the proposed high speed rail between Dallas and Houston.

Witout further adieu, the conservative reasons to support high speed rail:

  • A Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute report found eminent domain objections “misguided”
  • Texas law “provides property owners with ample protections, ensuring they will be treated fairly and compensated properly”
  • its a “market-led approach backed by private investors”
  • “full…

Wolverines Move Ride Share Legislation to Governor. The Crucial Elements.

Michigan legislators pushed for equal footing for ride share and taxis, ending up with this:

  • Both taxis and ride share would be regualted by the state
    • Annual registration
    • per vehicle fee
  • Drivers register through the companies, and not the state
  • Companies would have to:
    • conduct background checks
    • inspect vehicles

The details everyone wants to know- the background checks. Here’s the key requirements:

  • Annual background checks
  • 3rd party background checks permissible
  • must use a…

New rules. Regulations to Require Cars to Talk to each other?

The future is here. U.S. Department of Transportation is proposing new rules to require new cars to talk to each other.

What will cars be saying to each other? Cars will be required to broadcast data to one another about:

  • speed
  • location
  • direction

What’s an example? To ward off collisions, cars would be able to:

  • Use wireless technology to detect if another vehicle around the corner & 100s of yards away was going too fast in its direction & if they were headed for a…

Trendspotting. Ride Share for Seniors & Visually Impaired.

The business model:

  • Non-profit 
  • Ride share for people who are 60 and over & any adult with a visual impairment
  • Riders create a membership and fund a personal transportation account
  • Drivers earn credits that can be used later for rides

Lexington Herald Leader |  It’s like Uber for seniors — complete with ‘arm-through-arm’ walk to the door